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Official
Name :
conventional short form: |
Islamic
Republic of Pakistan
Pakistan
In reality,
and verified by numerous sources, Pakistan is a
composition of two words "PAK" and "ISTAN". PAK
is a word of Persian and Urdu and it means
"Holy/Pure/Clean" and "ISTAN" stands for
"HOMELAND". Then the true meanings come to
"Homeland of Holy People". |
Father of
the Nation : |
Quaid-e-Azam
Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
Independence
Day : |
14
August (1947) |
Republic Day
: |
23
March (1940) |
Head of
State : |
Gerneral
Pervez Musharaf |
Prime
Minister
Head of Government
: |
Mir .
Shoukat Aziz |
Capital : |
Islamabad |
Area : |
Total:
803,940 sq km
Land: 778,720 sq km
Water:
25,220 sq km |
Land
boundaries : |
Total: 6,774
km
Border Countries: Afghanistan 2,430 km,
China 523 km, India 2,912 km, Iran 909
km |
Population
: |
135,135,195
(July 1998 est.) |
National
Language : |
Urdu |
Official
Lanaguage : |
English |
National
Flower : |
Jasmine |
National
Game : |
Hockey |
National
Bird : |
Chakor
Partridge |
National
Currency : |
Pak Rupee;
Rs. 1 = 100
Paissa |
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